| Passed by the Senate March 1, 2011 YEAS 46 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 5, 2011 YEAS 96 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 5117 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. THOMAS HOEMANN ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved April 15, 2011, 3:04 p.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | April 15, 2011 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 62nd Legislature | 2011 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/14/11. Referred to Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections.
AN ACT Relating to the population restrictions for a geographic area to qualify as a rural public hospital district; and amending RCW 70.44.460.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 70.44.460 and 1992 c 161 s 2 are each amended to read
as follows:
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definition in
this section applies throughout RCW 70.44.450.
"Rural public hospital district" means a public hospital district
authorized under chapter 70.44 RCW whose geographic boundaries do not
include a city with a population greater than ((thirty)) fifty
thousand.